March 2022 – scintilla.info
Four Years! Do you remember that far off year 2018? There was no pandemic. There was an idiot in the White House. Britain was part of the EU. Ukraine was (mostly) at peace although Russia did control parts of Crimea and Donbas. And Scintilla was born. Maria and I are still thoroughly enjoying […]
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Book Review: Murder on Oxford Lane, Tony Bassett Mystery: Murder on Oxford Lane, Tony Bassett March 29, 2022 DCI Gavin Roscoe has reached middle-age with a loving family, a good job, and a solid team. He is a little worried about his young new sergeant, 25-year old Sunita Roy. She has earned her […]
Book Review: Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds, John Everson Mystery: Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds, John Everson Blog Tour March 28, 2022 Mysteries generally follow certain formulas. One is the brilliant detective, following clues until they capture the killer. Another, possibly more often seen in movies and TV, is almost the opposite: a potential […]
Book Review: Accused, KC Warlock Weekly Book 1, M.N. Jolley Fantasy: Accused, KC Warlock Weekly Book 1, M.N. Jolley Blog Tour March 25, 2022 Levi swears he did not kill her. And if you can’t trust the guy who is covered in her blood, who found the body and called it in, who left a mountain […]
Book Review: Sparks Like Stars, Nadia Hashimi Fiction: Sparks Like Stars, Nadia Hashimi Blog Tour March 25, 2022 I feel like we could just skip to the end in this review: buy this book! You will love it. Of course, that would be cheating, so we’ll start at the beginning. In the spring […]
Two New Thrillers: Relentless, Mark Greaney and Dark Horse, Gregg Hurwitz Two New Thrillers: Relentless, Mark Greaney and Dark Horse, Gregg Hurwitz For years I have been under the spell of certain thriller writers. David Baldacci is one. Two others are Mark Greaney and Gregg Hurwitz. Any time they publish a new book I […]
Book Review: The Book of Perilous Dishes, Doina Rusti, translated by James Christian Brown Fantasy: The Book of Perilous Dishes, Doina Rusti, translated by James Christian Brown Blog Tour March 21, 2022 In 1798, fourteen year old Pâtca is sent to Bucharest. Although she has been initiated into various occult rites, she has […]
Book Review: River Clyde, Chastity Riley Book 5, Simone Bucholz, translated by Rachel Ward Fiction: River Clyde, Chastity Riley Book 5, Simone Bucholz, translated by Rachel Ward Blog Tour March 18, 2022 I don’t know how to characterize this book. I am not even sure it’s fair to try. River Clyde follows police officers, […]
Book Review: Sparks and Shadow, Rising Elements Book 1, Ceara Nobles Fantasy: Sparks and Shadow, Rising Elements Book 1, Ceara Nobles Everly knows better. Living rough on the streets of Seattle, she knows that it is everyone for themselves. She knows that Pete is a jerk who got himself into trouble. She doesn’t […]
Book Review: The Land of Twydell and the Dragon Egg, Tales of Avalon Book 2, Daisy Bourne Fantasy: The Land of Twydell and the Dragon Egg, Tales of Avalon Book 2, Daisy Bourne Blog Tour March 14, 2022 We all know we live in a dangerous world. If we did not know it before, two […]
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